What’s the actual rule on not hitting a QB in the knee? Is it illegal to hit the knees or to hit anything below the knees?
I ask because Trent Cole had a sack today where, as he was falling down, he grabbed at the QB’s ankle and brought him down. As the QB was falling, Cole brought his other hand around and wrapped up his knee. He got flagged for making contact with the QB’s knee.
Is it like the head where any contact, no matter how slight and incidental, is a penalty?
With the Packers looking so good, I turned on the Bears/Broncos game. After 5 minutes, my brain strangled itself and I passed out. I think it’s a survival mechanism to protect me from such offensive ineptitude.